Ideas for Lent

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Sorry for the lack of posts but we have been very, very busy with school and exams etc. Any who thank you for your continued support (Before I carry on with the post, CAN I JUST SAY HOW FLIPPING EXCITED THE NEW INSTAGRAM FEATURE MAKES ME? Now we can easily post on the Instagram for this blog- @unicornasauruss , please excuse the cheeky plug there haha). So in case you were unaware, today is Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday and yes I did have a pancake... Or three (no regrets.) I'm an old school lemon and sugar, they were bliss! Whilst I'm on the topic of pancakes, you should totally check out https://sophiesuite.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/pancake-topping-ideas/#more-1185 and her awesome pancake topping inspiration!

So I'm a very last minute person, an awful trade I know :p, and I'm still on the search for a Lent buddy- I find its so much easier than going solo for forty days. So I thought why not invite the Internet to be my Lent buddy? So if like me you are an awful planner or perhaps you've never thought about doing anything for Lent before, why not give it a try this year- it's a great time to strengthen your faith but that's not to say that only Christians can get involved, anyone can (as you'll read later in this post). Here are some ideas I've heard amongst my friends and some I thought of for myself:

- Not Drinking anything other than water, this was the idea of a person at one of my youth groups, I thought this was so creative.

- Not talking about politics for the whole of lent, I was particularly impressed with this one as it is the plan of one of my atheist friends who, may I add, is very political. It will take a lot of will power to stop him from talking about politics and I think it's brill that he's getting involved despite not being at all religious. It's awesome to see people getting involved who I wouldn't expect to and it makes me all warm and happy inside!

- Logging out of one (or all) of your social medias, this one is rather difficult in modern times but also one of the most meaningful in keeping with the true spirit of lent; if I'm honest, I really don't think that I would have the will power! If you're planning to do this then I raise my hat to you, because that's pretty amazing.

- Not eating anything sweet until after 6pm. I will probably end up doing this one as it requires more thought and effort compared to the infamous chocolate boycott. Remember that lent is not an excuse for you to go on a diet and shouldn't be treated as one, if you do want to diet that of course is fine- but don't mix the two.

- Follow the rules of one of your friend's dietary requirements. By this I mean that if you have a celiac/vegan/lactose intolerant friend or relative then it would really put a smile on their face if you were to go through their needs with them. I have a friend who recently stopped being able to eat gluten and soya (among other things) and she's really been suffering, so she asked another peer to 'go through it with her' during lent so she wouldn't be the odd one out. It's such a kind idea.

- Who's stopping you from making a resolution as opposed to getting rid of something, perhaps to jot down one thing that makes you happy everyday or putting a pound in a jar everyday and then giving that money to charity. These would be just as worthwhile, if not more so!

I hope these gave you some inspiration on what to do for lent, please do let us know if this post helped you or if you are doing anything for lent this year- We'd  love to hear from you!

xo~Daisycorn

If I could have anything...

This is going to be one of those 'no picture, chatty' posts... And to be honest, I'm okay with that. Sometimes it's good to break out of your comfort zones and try something new, even in a small way. For example, I don't usually write this kind of thing- so my comfort zone would be: crafts, fashion and food. I challenge every one of you dinocorns to try something out of your comfort zone (that weirdly coloured food, your infamous strapless bra or exercising in a public place) and then give it a rating of between 1 and 5 stars, would you do it again? Go on, you might surprise yourself!

As the title suggests I decided to explore what I would do if I could have anything... ANYTHING. This post could be useful if I were to bump into a magical genie or the likes. It will be interesting to see how much you can tell about a person from their choices. I will try and be as honest as I can with my answers so apologies if any sound selfish or unrealistic, or if you disagree with any of my answers. Here goes- 10 things I would choose if I could have ANYTHING:

1) For everyone to love themselves, this has become such a hot topic in today's society. Eating disorders and self hatred have become all too common place. People try to point fingers at who to blame (the media ect.) but if everyone loved themselves and were happy in their own bodies, instead of wishing they had someone else's, the world would become 100 times more wonderful.

2) Continuing with the theme of love and making the world more wonderful, I'd want everyone to love each other (agape love). This would put an end to all conflicts and oppression. School bullies would disappear overnight (literally). I think that wishing for everyone to love each other is so much more important than wishing for world peace. Because world peace simply implies that no one is fighting each other, but people could still be passively aggressive and live a life filled with hate. Even better than wishing for everyone to love each other is to act on it, we don't need a miracle to occur- imagine one person removing all of the hate from their thoughts and actions, now imagine lots of 'one person(s)' doing the same, if you remove the hate from your life, you will make a difference.

3) I would wish for everyone to have access to their human rights. This is an important one, the human rights act is there, yet still so many people do not have access to their rights. It is basically implying that everyone should have these things, but some people deserve them more than others... This is wrong! If I could have anything, one of my 'anythings' would definitely be to make human rights a reality- for EVERYONE!

4) I would like everyone to get paid at least the living wage. What is the point of having a minimum wage, if you cannot have any sort of life on it? You may be able to stay alive- but not truly live. If everyone was paid the living wage (or above), people would be less stressed and relieved from many financial worries. Imagine the smile on a parent's face, knowing that for the first time they can take their child on a special day out to the cinema or fair ground.

5) In the UK, we are privileged in that we have an NHS, but the majority of countries do not have access to this service that we take for granted. We have the choice of whether we want to go private, most places do not. If they did, people would not gamble on their health. People wouldn't have to choose between medicine and food.

6) I would remove student fees, why should people have to pay to have an education? Education should be free, no matter what stage or age.

7) I would give a home to every homeless person, or person that needs it. Some people call homeless people lazy, given the choice, no one would live on the streets. The streets are dirty and dangerous. In the winter when the roads are all iced up and you can see your own breath, where would you sooner be? These people are desperate and need help to get back on their feet, how can they go for a job interview if the only clothes they own are what they are wearing? Or if they are struggling just to find a scrap to eat, let alone transportation? I'm not saying that the tenants should be permanent or that the accommodation should be mansions, people should be given a safe place to stay for as long as they need it (homeless shelter's have waiting lists).

8) Obviously I would also wish a few this for myself, I would want a pet that could grow old with me. Perhaps a chocolate Labrador that ages the same as a human does. It would be nice to know that even when I feel most alone, there's someone who depends on me and is always there to listen, even if they can't talk back.

9) I would want my own laptop, it would make blogging a lot easier!

10) A golden locket to store treasured pictures of my loved ones, both still with me and passed on, it would be nice to have a physical reminder that they are always with me.

That's the end of my list! I feel like I learned a lot about myself by writting this. What would be in your list?

xo~ Daisycorn